Dell India to Turn its R&D Center in Chennai into Center of Excellence in Networking

Dell (News - Alert) India has decided to turn its research and development center in Chennai into a Center of Excellence in Networking.

The center would focus on high-end design and end-to-end networking solutions.

Chennai, situated in southern part of India, has become a critical research and development (R&D) hub for Dell’s Networking business since the acquisition of Force10 Networks (News - Alert) in August 2011, leading transformation projects in three domains: servers, networking and storage.

Officials with Dell India said that as a Center of Excellence, the Chennai Development Center will enhance its expertise in routing, switching, network operating system, network management and reference architecture.

 Company officials pointed out that the center will focus on high-end design and development of Force10 networking switches and routers, in collaboration with the San Jose Development Center (SDC).

According to company officials, the Chennai center will facilitate a complete end-to-end networking product development platform, which will be cost effective and value driven with capabilities across development, design, quality assurance, product management and support. The Chennai Development Center will facilitate the complete process starting from the inception of an idea based on customer requirements, to developing, testing and shipping products to the customer.

“We see tremendous opportunity for Dell’s networking business. Globally, there are now $7-billion opportunities in the data center market and a total of $20 billion in networking. With the integration of Force10 into the fabric of Dell’s solutions, we have expanded our market, our roadmap, our investment, our reach and of course our customers,” said Dario Zamarian (News - Alert), vice president and general manager, Dell Networking, in a statement.

“The focus presently is on building more unified capabilities throughout our server, storage and networking businesses, which will enable our customers to enjoy the benefits of improved manageability and tighter integration between these technologies, resulting in a lower TCO for them,” said Zamarian.

Sreedhara  Narayanaswamy, executive director and center head for Chennai R&D, Dell India said that Chennai has emerged as a critical market for innovation, research and development for Dell.

Narayanaswamy said that talent acquisition and management will be a priority over the next 12 months, as the company looks to enhance the role of this center in Dell’s networking projects globally.

“We plan to significantly increase our investment in routing/switching and open automation/network management functions,” he said.

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